Middle East & Africa
Ceasefire Extension Masks a Wider Power Struggle as Trump Signals Long Game with Iran
The current crisis sits at the intersection of multiple overlapping conflicts involving Israel, Lebanon, and Iran. What began as a regional escalation involving Israeli...
What Is Better for the State of Israel: Miserable Palestinians or Dignified Citizens?
A conflict that has lasted nearly eight decades may require an approach different from the recurring cycles of war that all parties have pursued....
Policing Africa: The Price of Mozambique’s LNG Peace
As uncertainty looms over the security of the largest Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) private operation in Africa, the West should continue to pay the...
Pope Leo’s Final Africa Stop Turns Dramatic as Prisoners Shout for Freedom
Pope Leo brought his four nation Africa tour to a striking close in Equatorial Guinea marked by emotional scenes political tension and large public...
Hormuz Crisis Turns Attention to Malacca Strait the World’s Most Critical Shipping Chokepoint
The ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has pushed governments and analysts to reassess the vulnerability of other major global trade routes. Attention...
A War That Targets Women: Sudan’s Silent Crisis
Sudan has been going through a brutal conflict since 2023. But no one stopped or cared about people of Sudan. War has always been...
Syrian Minorities Face Rising Asylum Rejections in Europe Despite Ongoing Security Concerns
Following the fall of Bashar al-Assad and the formal end of Syria’s 14 year civil war, European governments have begun tightening asylum policies toward...
Iran War Triggers Record Energy Shock as Global Supply Disruption Surpasses Historic Crises
The ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran has triggered what analysts describe as the most significant oil and gas supply disruption...
Reality check: Kamil Idris’ Al-Jazeera article misses the Sudan peace point again
There will not have been many international leaders taken in by Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil Idris’ opinion article published this week on the Al-Jazeera...
The Strait as Fault Line: How Iran is Using Hormuz to Farm Sino-American Friction
There is a reading of what Iran is doing at the Strait of Hormuz that has become almost reflexive in commentary: Tehran is challenging...